Candle-mold machine



A HENGSTEN BERG.

Candle Mould.

Patented Nov. H, 1856.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST HENGSTENBERG, OF MUSCATINE, IOWA.

CANDLE-MOLD MACHINE".

Specification of Letters Patent No. 16,056, dated November 11, 1856.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, AUGUST HENGSTEN- BERG, of the city of Muscatine, county of Muscatine, and State of Iowa, have invented a. new Improved Machine for Making or Molding Candles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, together with the figures also thereon marked.

By the accompanying drawings, the machine is represented in all its parts in various views from No. 1, to No. 15, and also Number 16, as exhibited by the additional drawing-showing front, ground and end views, with geometric drawings and the adopted scale.

Figure 1, represents the machine in a front view. The case or box is made in two parts; one lower (letter a1,) the upper (letter a2.) The lower, or under box, has, on each side, a door which opens downward, this is to save the wickyarn from dust and filth. )Vhen open, the lower box exhibits a front view of 18 spools (letter as as in the drawing.) The upper box which is the ice and water box is also exhibited as open; so as to show how the machine can be used in winter, or cold weather. In this, also, are seen, in front View 18 candle molds. These boxes or cases are fastened and kept together by screws (letter 0,4 Fig. 2, is an end view by which the machineryv is seen from the outside. Fig. 3, is the other end View, seen from within, as marked (A B Fig. 1). Fig. 4:, represents the ground work View of the upper box, open as seen by reference to letters (C, D. Fig. 1). Fig. 5, is, also, a ground drawing of the upper box, or case, (letters C, D, Fig. 1) with two regulators (letter K) by which the wickyarn is regulated, and kept exactly to the middle of the candle molds; and it is covered with a lid (letter a5 on both sides. Fig. 6, is a part of a regulator on a larger scale, to give a more distinct idea of this arrangement. (Letter N is to designate an endview of this aart of the machine, as shown by letters (5, and 02) Fig. 7, is a ground drawing of the candle holder, marked E s, Fig. 1, is a front view- F F Figs. 2 and 3 is an end view of the candle holder. Fig. 8, is an end View of the handleholder shown by E E Fig. 1, and

drawn on a larger scale. Fig. 9, shows also an end View as marked by letters G G Fig. l1, and the lower part, or layer, on the toothstick e Fig. 3, on a larger scale. Fig. 10, is a ground drawing of the wick cuttersee letter AC, Fig. 1. Fig. 11, is a side view of the same. Figs. 12 and 13, are two end views of the same. These four last named parts are also drawn on a larger scale. Figs. 14 and 15, represent an arrangement of the machinery for winding the wickyarn on the spools. Fig. 14 is the front view, and Fig. 15v is a out or part view or drawing of the end view, the object of which is to show more clearly the spools which are not drafted or exhibited in the front View by letters Fig. 14E as by Fig. 1, they have been explained heretofore. Fig. 16 (additional drawing) is a cut, or parted, drawing of one of the spools, lying in front, see Fig. 1. a shows a part of the axles. ZJ shows the screw-formed wire spring; and c shows one of the pins or shutters.

Explanationof the Plan mtl Us@ of the Machine with Reference t0 the Dra/wings.

First. Winding the wickyarn on the spools, and drawing it into the candle molds-The wickyarn, being in balls, as seen by the drawing, letter a7 Fig. 15, with these connected is a box, (letters I I, Figs. lll-15,) containing 18 apartments; each one of which contains one ball. The box has two legs marked letter I, and is made to stand in an oblique or leaning position, as represented in Fig. 15, on the upper candle box; and by a clamp (letter IQ Fig. 15) is kept stationary. In each compartment of the ball box (letters I I, Figs. 14-15) is a small hole ai and there are also 18 holes in the wickholder L,) through which the yarn runs to the spools. In order to wind up the wickyarn it is fastened, by a loop made on the end thereof, to a hook on the spool.

After fastening the thread, or yarn, as above stated, the crank (letters b Fig. 2,) is to be turned until 18 spools are filled. The wheels (a Fig. 3,) having, all, an equal number of cogs or teeth, are then put in motion. The six tin blades which form the edging of the spools are to be understood, as being attached on the front side of the wheels. In the dra-wing they are through which the yarn runs; and by moving it back and forward the yarn will 'be wound up tight, and will be in perfect regularity on the spools.

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The wicking is drawn through the molds by a piece of wire, which is bent'over and pinched together. A knob or handle is fastened to one end thereof.' See letter M.) Between the folds of the close pinched wire the wickyarn is inserted or pinched in, and then drawn. through the molds. l

T/ie process of pulling out the cold' candles, and cutting the candles of by the' infuso/tine. As soon as the candles are cooled the candle- Fig. 3) by the use of the crank (letter f, Figs. 1 and 2) and the candle wicks which project out are caught between the joles (letter g, Fig. 8) by the use ofthe thumbscrew letter lc) and screwed tight together then the candle-holder is turned by the crank (letter f Fig. 2) to letter e Fig. 3 so as to run upward, when by the pinl in the toothstick letter A2, Figz, which'runs in a slit it is prevented from running up too high, and by a turning catch letter i Fig. 2, it will be kept stationary. The candles being, thus, pulled out then by pushing the regulators (K, K Fig. 5) from l to 170, where are the cuts or notches letter n whichregulates the wickyarn, exactly to the middle of the molds; by the winch (letterO,7 Fig. 2,) the regulators are kept stationary, or fixed, until the candles are cut 0E. On each of the regulators is a pin (let-ter p) fixed, as seen by theend- View letter N Fig. 6, which runs in the slit of the blade (letters Z, m) and Aserves to move the regulator. to and fro, as by letters L 71s, Fig. 6,. is represented.

The 'cutting o of the wick, orjcandles is done by the machine as follows: The wickcutter, Figs. 10, 11, 12, and 13, which is put into its layer, letter S, Figs. l and 5, is made with three blades; one upper, one middle, and one under blade, the latter of which is the 'cutting knife. The middle blade is a little thinner than the thickness of the regulators, (letter K, Fig. 5). These three blades are screwed together by a notch or mother-screw, on the top (see letter t Fig. 11) which keeps them together, and by a spring (see lett-er u) the cutting knife is kept tight under the regulator. By cutting off the candles when pulled out, the end (see letter ii) of the rod (see letter 0) in the hole (see letter m Fig. 10)

In this manne-r also it will bedone with regularity on both y marked, that the flat surface (see letter y Fig. 1) is covered on each side with india rubber and each of the sideboards are fastened with 6 screws (see letter a9 Fig. 15.) ticularly around the' molds, is pitched over, i and the bottom is covered with zinc, which f is bent over the brim (see letter A10 Figs. 2 l and 2.) The water is let oif through the j` opening (letter Z22 Figs. l and 3), which is otherwise corked up.

holder is to be run down (from e to di fio the drawing Fig 16.-The machine contains 36 spools made to run on six round Eiron axles (a Fig. 16, additional. drawwill b e hooked, then, by pushing the wick cutter from letter S to Z Figs. 4 and 5 the 36 candles will be all at once cut off, and the wick-cutter will be drawn to its former place again. The candle-holder (see letter F Figs. 2 and 8) which fits in itslayer (letter e on the tooth-stick Fig. 3) need not be particularly fastened, and can be taken from the machine with the candles and carried to its appointed'place.

Of the ice and water box is is to be re-V The inside of the waterbox, par- Eplaaatoii of he 82900253 walt/i reference ing.) There are six spools on each axle.

l In the hole of each spool around the axle is a wire spring (see b Fig. 16 addi tional drawing) formed like a screw, which y is attached by one' end to the axle. Twothirds of this spring is but slightly touched,

jinside, by the spools, and it lags nearly loose around the axle, but one-third of its length is'tight in the holes of the spools, so as to' make a strong friction thereby with the spool. Thus the retroaction of the ina-- chine is performed. By pulling at the wick yarn the spools will retrograde always, a sufficient number of rotations to keep the wickyarn properly stretched. It is to be observed that the axle with the spools only, is to be turned when winding up the wickyarn upon the spools. The spools two by two are fastened to the axle by a pin (see 0 Fig.`16 additional drawing.)

So soon'as the windingup of the wickyarn is done, the pins, or shut-ters, are to be pulled out, and the axle fixed stationary. Finally on this point, upon winding up the wickyarn upon the spools, they will be filled up tothe edges, which will take 125yards and produce more than L100 candles; so that 15,000 candles can be cast or molded before it will be necessary to wind more yarn or wick on the spools again, which will be only one hours work for two men.

The process of winding the wickyarn on the spools is accomplished by two cranks fixed on one end of the machine, (see Z) Z9 Fig. 2,) fastened together by a small screw as seen by letter c, Fig. 2, so as to fix the axles of the spools stationary they being six in number, small pins or fasteners, are inserted to wind up. the wickyarn-which are i to be withdrawn when the yarn is wound up, and the two cranks (see o b Fig. 2) referred to above being fastened the machine is again set to work. W'hen winding the yarn the two cranks are constructed so as that one is turned to the right and the other to the left-hand.

Advantages of M y new Improved Candle M nez'ng 01 M oZcZz'n-g M (whine.

Having herewith furnished a specific eX- planation of the drawings of my machine, and a description of the operation of the apparatus, I will here give a statement of its advantages.

lst. One person can produce by my machine at least from twenty to thirty fold more perfect candles than can be produced by the common mode or handiwork. By my machine thirty-six candles can be molded at once (or one time.) The wickyarn is wound upon 36 horizontally lying spools while each spool by itself is so arranged that the wickyarn after being drawn through the candle-molds at all times remains stretched, because there is on each spool a retrograding power fixed, and one string of the wickyarn never touches another, nor can the yarn become entangled.

2d. The first time my machine is used the wickyarn `is to be drawn through the candlemolds by the use of a piece of wire so made that by drawing it through, the inside politure of the moldings cannot be scratched. In the after-use the drawing through is done by a thin string with ease and without loss of time.

3d. The candles being molded and cooled, they are pulled out, all at once, by a. candle holder, without hindrance, so safely and securely, that none will be broken, nor will any remain in the molds.

4th. My machine can be easily removed from one place to another even when the tallow is just poured in and is hot. This at certain times is quite an advantage.

5th. All of the 36 candles being pulled out of the molds they are all at once cut ofi", in a moment, and as smoothly as if done with a razor, however awkward the workman may be.

6th. The construction of the ice and water boX of my machine serves in summer time to cool off the candles `in the molds. Thile the ice lies around, the water plays around the molds, the cooling is therefore quickly done. The waterboX is so constructed that no water can run off, yet in cold seasons it can be opened on each side so that there may be a current of air around the molds, and thus the tallow, stearin, or other material of which the candles are made, and the candles can soon be cooled.

7th. By my machine candles can be made out of tallow, sperm, stearin waX, or any other material used for that purpose, with equal facility and it is durable, not likely to need repairing, can be worked continuously without impediment or delay.

lhat I claim as my invention isl. The combination of the spools as constructed in my machine with their gearing, and locking.

2. Also, the securing of the cutter by means of the layer S, substantially, as de-f scribed, and for the purpose specified.

AUGUST HENGSTENBERG. Vitnesses:

J. WILLIAMS, JOHN A. Annnn. 

